![]() The Ombudsman reviewed complaints about meetings held by the Cultural Vitality Committee and the Tourism Board of the City of Sault Ste. However, the Ombudsman found that both the Board of Health and the Executive Committee contravened the open meeting rules by passing resolutions to move into closed session without providing a general description of the matters to be discussed and by failing to keep a record of all matters discussed in the meeting minutes. He also found that the Board’s discussion on fit within the exception for personal matters about an identifiable individual. The Ombudsman found that the discussions of the Executive Committee and the Board of Health on May 10 fit within the exceptions for advice subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation or potential litigation. The Ombudsman found that the Board of Health fits within the definition of a “local board” under the Municipal Act, 2001, while the Executive Committee fits within the definition of a “committee”, and accordingly, both are subject to the open meeting rules. ![]() The Ombudsman investigated a special closed meeting held by the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s Board of Health on and a closed meeting held by the Board’s Executive Committee on May 10, 2021. ![]()
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